Author: Chidi

Creator of Google’s Android Operating System, Andy Rubin, has launched his very first smartphone under his new Essential brand. And the phone is well designed with high-end specs to take on the likes of Samsung and Apple’s iPhone. The smartphone’s titanium and the ceramic body has a thickness of just…

Facebook Messenger is getting a new look focused on improving navigation, reports TechCrunch. New tabs at the top of the main screen makes it quicker to move between messages, active contacts, and groups. The app also will direct you to visit other areas by displaying a red dot on sections…

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently sat down for coffee with a few YouTubers to discuss the company’s accessibility features ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 18). The company also just posted seven videos highlighting the accessibility features of its devices. You can watch Cook’s conversations with James Rath, Rikki…

Google has kicked off the developer conference I / O, and the company just announced the Siri competitor, “Google Assistant”. The Google Assistant will be a standalone app and will be available on the iPhone in the future. Google will already offer the app from today in the US. https://twitter.com/Google/status/864895780947189765 While the…

Instagram now has Face Filters and the efffects are just the same as those on Snapchat. The Facebook owned app continues to play copycat to Snapchat by to trying and harness its fun spirit. The cartoonish effect overlay right on the face. Snapchat has the famous dog effect, while Instagram does…

Samsung Galaxy S8 went official on March 29th with the Korean company launching the new flagships in several markets across the globe starting April 21st, and we’ve heard that it broke sales records for the company. According to a new report, Samsung Galaxy S8 sales has crossed 5 million units…

Nintendo is planning to bring The Legend of Zelda video game franchise to smartphones. The company has already released Miitomo, Fire Emblem Heroes, and Super Mario Run for smartphones. Animal Crossing has also been announced and is expected later this year. A Zelda mobile game could be its biggest hit…

Google is preparing to launch Google Assistant as a standalone app on iOS. The announcement to launch the assistant app could come as early as Google’s I/O conference scheduled for May 17 through May 19. The app would likely feature a blend of the “chat” style functionality in the Google…

Back in November, Microsoft announced that it will bring its Visual Studio development tool software for Mac, and after following a period of previews the company has today confirmed that it is ready for prime time. Visual Studio for Mac is now available and out of the preview phase. The announcement came…

According to data from Strategy Analytics, the Apple iPhone 7 was the World’s Best Selling Smartphone in the first quarter of this year. The report says that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were the number one and two best-selling smartphones. I mean, there’s no denying that iPhones sell…

Apple has now officially confirmed with the dispatch of press invitations that developers conference WWDC starts again this year with a keynote by Apple CEO Tim Cook. June 5 is fixed as the date for the opening event, which will start at 10 am local time, ie 6 o’clock our…

Finally, Instagram has added a new feature to its mobile website which makes it possible for users to now post photos from Instagram’s mobile website. The feature is only active when visiting the website from a mobile device. The mobile version of Instagram’s website was previously limited to browsing your timeline,…

When it comes to the special edition of the iPhone that is expected this year, rumours are still not in the least agreed. Is the device at all coming before the winter, if so under what name and with what functions? At the heart of the discussion, the touch-ID fingerprint…

Warner Bros. has unveiled the final trailer for Wonder Woman, the next film in the DC Extended Universe after Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Suicide Squad. Wonder Woman, the latest romp through the DC Extended Universe, has been sending a lot of mixed signals. On…

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is out and I just want to break down the post credit scenes. And big spoiler warning here for what’s not just in the post credit scenes but the entire movie and what might be coming up in future MCU films. I’m just going…

YouTube has announced that it will soon premiere free ad-supported original shows starring well-known actors and celebrities. We’re thrilled to announce that beginning later this year, some of the biggest YouTube creators and Hollywood names will be featured in seven new series on YouTube—bringing more can’t-get-enough-of and can’t-find-anywhere-else shows to…

New information about Apple’s self-driving car program has emerged via documents obtained from the California DMV by Business Insider. Apple was recently granted a permit to test autonomous vehicles in the state. Apple has developed an ‘Automated System’ for self-driving vehicles and is planning to put select staffers through a…

Apple has released an official Live Photos JavaScript API, which will allow developers use the API to share Live Photos playback on iOS, MacOS, and now the web. With the Javascript interface, LivePhotosKit JS, Apple has now presented a solution to embed the images captured by the current iPhone models Live…

MasterCard announced a new credit card with a built-in fingerprint scanner. The card combines the usual chips you find in cards today with a biometric sensor that promises more secure transactions and less opportunities for fraud. The card allows customers to authorize payments with just a touch, rather than using signatures and PIN…

Snapchat has launched new 3D World Lenses that let you place and manipulation 3D objects in your photos. The company has now taken that to the next level with the introduction of World Lenses, a feature which shies away from the selfie in favour of brightening up the whole world through…